confinement is added for consistency throughout this article. See General
Revisor's Note to this article.

Also in item (2) of this section, the former reference to an inmate "released
under a 'work-release' plan" is deleted as implicit in the reference to
"inmate".

Defined term: "Inmate" § 1-101

3-807. EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM.

(A) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.

THE DIVISION MAY ESTABLISH AN EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM.
(B) PURPOSE.

UNDER THE EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM. AN INMATE WHO IS
SENTENCED TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION FOR DESERTION OR
NONSUPPORT OF A SPOUSE, CHILD, OR DESTITUTE PARENT MAY BE GRANTED THE
PRIVILEGE OF LEAVING ACTUAL CONFINEMENT:

(1) TO WORK AT GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT;

(2) TO LIVE IN A NONINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT; OR

(3) UNDER APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS, TO LIVE AT HOME UNDER
INTENSIVE SUPERVISION BY THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION.

(C) INVESTIGATION.

WHEN AN INMATE WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF DESERTION OR NONSUPPORT
OF SPOUSE, CHILD, OR DESTITUTE PARENT IS FIRST RECEIVED AT A CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY IN THE DIVISION, THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION SHALL CAUSE
AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE TO ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER OR THE
COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE TO DETERMINE THE ADVISABILITY OF PLACING THE
INMATE IN THE EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM.

(D) APPROVAL, ADOPTION OF EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PLAN;
REVOCATION.

(1) (I) AFTER REVIEWING THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE
COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE MAY APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR DEFER ACTION ON THE
PLACEMENT OF AN INMATE IN THE EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM.

(II) IF AN INMATE IS APPROVED FOR PLACEMENT IN THE
EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE
COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE SHALL ADOPT AN EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PLAN
FOR THE INMATE.

(2) AN EXTENDED WORK-RELEASE PLAN: